ZAZ:Crimea is gone, but we should make sure Putin knows if Kiev is threatened there will be a cruise missile with his name on it.

that's probably the best thing we can do. We all knew Russia wanted Crimea because of the strategic value to them. Hopefully, they don't give a damn about Kiev. Hopefully Kiev isn't stupid enough to try and take them on.

We need to stay as far away from this as possible. Let Russia and the Ukraine have it out, keep it from spreading, and do nothing else. This is straight from the Bad Old Days, and I for one don't really want to get nuked. Except for Philadelphia, they're fair game.

LordJiro:And really, you're surprised that the Russians want to make sure they don't lose their main port on the Black Sea?

When Russia hasn't had a warm water port, it desperately wanted one. When it has one, it wants another. I can't blame them, but condoning the actions to get one is another thing entirely. These events, however, are some upon which I feel I do not need to hold an empassioned opinion.

Yeah. All I can say is that I hope there is some type of grand bargain with Russia about Syria regarding the navel bases but I think that is wishful thinking. I think Putin is mucho macho and this spells trouble long-term.

Adolf Oliver Nipples:We need to stay as far away from this as possible. Let Russia and the Ukraine have it out, keep it from spreading, and do nothing else. This is straight from the Bad Old Days, and I for one don't really want to get nuked. Except for Philadelphia, they're fair game.

/I agree, we have no business in their internal affairs. We already have our dirty mitts in enough peoples pies already to go out on another limb.